Chapter 3- So many questions
Bean awoke sometime later. A light shone into his
eyes. He blinked rapidly, and sat up.
"Are you okay, son?"
Bean was in a doctor's office. He tried to recall
what happened. He remembered a slight pain in the back
of his head. "Fine," he muttered.
Mr. and Mrs. Delphiki rushed in with Nikolai.
"My son! My baby! Are you okay?" she said
frantically.
"Uh… yeah, I think so."
"What happened?" asked Nikolai.
"I don't know. I just blacked out.
"Not a bad thing. We ran some x-rays while you were
blacked out. No illnesses, disease, brain damage.
Nothing but a bruise."
"So what's going on?" asked Mr. Delphiki. "Did
someone…"
"There's no injury except for the fall, the doctor
said.
"So what happened to me?" Bean was getting more and
more annoyed with the doctor each moment.
"Growing pains?" Nikolai suggested.
"That's exactly what I think," the doctor said.
"Although I don't know why he blacked out."
Sure, talk about me like I'm dead, Bean thought. But
then again… I might be, soon…. Nobody knows about the
letter I received…
"If you allow me to run further tests-"
"No," Bean said. He jumped down from the bench. "I'm
fine."
"Julian," said his father, "I think-"
"No, I'll be okay," he said. "Besides, I have a lot
of work to do."
His mother sighed. Bean looked at her. How can I ever
tell you what's happening? How much time do I have
left?"
***
Destiny walked among the crowded streets. She had
hidden on a train, got someone to boat her off the
country, and hitched a ride on a truck exporting
goods. By the looks of the people and places she knew
that she was in France.
But I must keep moving or someone will find me, she
thought. She had already gone six days without food.
Her stomach growled as she walked weakly. Now she was
on the poor side of town so she wouldn't draw any
attention to herself.
The sky darkened and she heard lightning. Slowly it
began to pour. She ran down an alley to look for
cover. It was a dead end. She looked by the garbage
for a box or something to hide in.
She heard footsteps behind her and turned around.
Three boys were in front of her. Trouble.
They said something in French and laughed to one
another. Destiny raised her fists. The first kid
laughed, said something, and punched her in the gut.
She clutched her stomach in pain.
They gave her a second to recharge. She regained her
senses and put her fists up again. The third one tried
to punch her across the face but she went under his
arm and kicked him as hard as she could in the crotch.
He scampered in pain.
The second bully punched her across her cheek. She
staggered back from the pain. The boy also started
punching her continuously in the stomach. She groaned
as each fist hit her flesh.
Destiny fell to her knees. The guy behind her hit her
on the back with the side of a metal trash can cover.
Everything was slowly darkening… She fell onto her
stomach and into the mud. Then, closing her eyes, she
held in the scream that she wanted to let go. She felt
the rain pouring on her.
A single tear rolled down her cheek and sank- like
her hopes and dreams- into the mud.
Then she heard a new voice in French talking to the
guys who beat her up. She heard fighting- the slam of
punches and the sounds of pain. Slowly she closed her
eyes again and let the consciousness she had slip
away.
When Destiny regained consciousness, she made sure she
kept her eyes tightly shut. She listened around for
familiar sounds. To her left she heard a fire
crackling. A little to her right a male was talking
swiftly in a language that she didn't know. Damn.
She pretended that she had just woken up by letting
out a faint moan and sitting up.
A guy- Belgium, she guessed by his hair and face
structure- looked at her. He said something to the guy
he was talking to and walked over to Destiny. He said
something in French.
She shook her head meaning that she didn't understand.
He tried a strange language. She shook her head again.
He tried some more languages and she shook her head.
He frowned in frustration.
After thinking, he slapped himself on the forehead and
said, "You speak Common?"
Relieved, Destiny said, "Enough to speak fluently."
"Ah. Of course. Like I tried to say before, how are
you feeling?"
She was shocked by his kindness, his welcoming smile,
and his enchanting eyes.
"Fine, thank you," she said. She might as well be
polite the guy who saved her life.
"You're English, aren't you?" An alarm rang in her
head. "Uh… how did you know?" She hoped that the panic
she felt didn't show in her voice.
"Your accent," he said smiling. "It gave it away."
Destiny relaxed a little. "Thank you for saving my
life," she said awkwardly.
"Not a problem," he said, his eyes hypnotizing her.
"Lucky I was near by."
"Where are we?" She asked.
"Somewhere in Russia," he replied.
"RUSSIA?! How'd we get there?"
He smiled but said nothing. Then he asked, "Where are
your parents? Why are you by yourself?"
"Around. Because I fell like it," she said defiantly.
"You can tell me," he said looking deep into her
eyes. Destiny couldn't resist them. What's going on?
She thought. "I ran away from home," she finally said.
"Why?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
Curse my weakness, Destiny said to herself. "Because I
have to find my place. Somewhere out there I have a
purpose. I must fulfill it."
"Your parents must be really worried," he thought out
loud.
"Don't send me back," Destiny said, with a hint of
pleading in her voice.
"What's your name?" he asked her.
"Destiny. And you?"
"Well, Destiny I won't send you home yet unless you
won't help me. You see I also have a task to be
fulfilled."
"How come it is that you won't answer any of my
questions but I have to answer yours?" Destiny said.
"My name is Achilles," he finally said. "Will you
help me?"
"Help you to do what?"
He smiled at her and started to explain.
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CM Aeris: You insane little brat!
Dawn: I'm not insane!
CM Aeris: Of course you're not suppose to be insane! I'm suppose to be insane! How dare you use my favorite character!!!!! Achilles shall not have to ask your Destiny for help! (hugs Achilles) He's superior! No one can defeat him! Muahaha!
Dawn: Go away! You're scaring my readers!
CM Aeris: I'm helping you post this! So you at least have to let me go insane! I'm the unstoppable queen of insanity! muahaha!
Bean awoke sometime later. A light shone into his
eyes. He blinked rapidly, and sat up.
"Are you okay, son?"
Bean was in a doctor's office. He tried to recall
what happened. He remembered a slight pain in the back
of his head. "Fine," he muttered.
Mr. and Mrs. Delphiki rushed in with Nikolai.
"My son! My baby! Are you okay?" she said
frantically.
"Uh… yeah, I think so."
"What happened?" asked Nikolai.
"I don't know. I just blacked out.
"Not a bad thing. We ran some x-rays while you were
blacked out. No illnesses, disease, brain damage.
Nothing but a bruise."
"So what's going on?" asked Mr. Delphiki. "Did
someone…"
"There's no injury except for the fall, the doctor
said.
"So what happened to me?" Bean was getting more and
more annoyed with the doctor each moment.
"Growing pains?" Nikolai suggested.
"That's exactly what I think," the doctor said.
"Although I don't know why he blacked out."
Sure, talk about me like I'm dead, Bean thought. But
then again… I might be, soon…. Nobody knows about the
letter I received…
"If you allow me to run further tests-"
"No," Bean said. He jumped down from the bench. "I'm
fine."
"Julian," said his father, "I think-"
"No, I'll be okay," he said. "Besides, I have a lot
of work to do."
His mother sighed. Bean looked at her. How can I ever
tell you what's happening? How much time do I have
left?"
***
Destiny walked among the crowded streets. She had
hidden on a train, got someone to boat her off the
country, and hitched a ride on a truck exporting
goods. By the looks of the people and places she knew
that she was in France.
But I must keep moving or someone will find me, she
thought. She had already gone six days without food.
Her stomach growled as she walked weakly. Now she was
on the poor side of town so she wouldn't draw any
attention to herself.
The sky darkened and she heard lightning. Slowly it
began to pour. She ran down an alley to look for
cover. It was a dead end. She looked by the garbage
for a box or something to hide in.
She heard footsteps behind her and turned around.
Three boys were in front of her. Trouble.
They said something in French and laughed to one
another. Destiny raised her fists. The first kid
laughed, said something, and punched her in the gut.
She clutched her stomach in pain.
They gave her a second to recharge. She regained her
senses and put her fists up again. The third one tried
to punch her across the face but she went under his
arm and kicked him as hard as she could in the crotch.
He scampered in pain.
The second bully punched her across her cheek. She
staggered back from the pain. The boy also started
punching her continuously in the stomach. She groaned
as each fist hit her flesh.
Destiny fell to her knees. The guy behind her hit her
on the back with the side of a metal trash can cover.
Everything was slowly darkening… She fell onto her
stomach and into the mud. Then, closing her eyes, she
held in the scream that she wanted to let go. She felt
the rain pouring on her.
A single tear rolled down her cheek and sank- like
her hopes and dreams- into the mud.
Then she heard a new voice in French talking to the
guys who beat her up. She heard fighting- the slam of
punches and the sounds of pain. Slowly she closed her
eyes again and let the consciousness she had slip
away.
When Destiny regained consciousness, she made sure she
kept her eyes tightly shut. She listened around for
familiar sounds. To her left she heard a fire
crackling. A little to her right a male was talking
swiftly in a language that she didn't know. Damn.
She pretended that she had just woken up by letting
out a faint moan and sitting up.
A guy- Belgium, she guessed by his hair and face
structure- looked at her. He said something to the guy
he was talking to and walked over to Destiny. He said
something in French.
She shook her head meaning that she didn't understand.
He tried a strange language. She shook her head again.
He tried some more languages and she shook her head.
He frowned in frustration.
After thinking, he slapped himself on the forehead and
said, "You speak Common?"
Relieved, Destiny said, "Enough to speak fluently."
"Ah. Of course. Like I tried to say before, how are
you feeling?"
She was shocked by his kindness, his welcoming smile,
and his enchanting eyes.
"Fine, thank you," she said. She might as well be
polite the guy who saved her life.
"You're English, aren't you?" An alarm rang in her
head. "Uh… how did you know?" She hoped that the panic
she felt didn't show in her voice.
"Your accent," he said smiling. "It gave it away."
Destiny relaxed a little. "Thank you for saving my
life," she said awkwardly.
"Not a problem," he said, his eyes hypnotizing her.
"Lucky I was near by."
"Where are we?" She asked.
"Somewhere in Russia," he replied.
"RUSSIA?! How'd we get there?"
He smiled but said nothing. Then he asked, "Where are
your parents? Why are you by yourself?"
"Around. Because I fell like it," she said defiantly.
"You can tell me," he said looking deep into her
eyes. Destiny couldn't resist them. What's going on?
She thought. "I ran away from home," she finally said.
"Why?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
Curse my weakness, Destiny said to herself. "Because I
have to find my place. Somewhere out there I have a
purpose. I must fulfill it."
"Your parents must be really worried," he thought out
loud.
"Don't send me back," Destiny said, with a hint of
pleading in her voice.
"What's your name?" he asked her.
"Destiny. And you?"
"Well, Destiny I won't send you home yet unless you
won't help me. You see I also have a task to be
fulfilled."
"How come it is that you won't answer any of my
questions but I have to answer yours?" Destiny said.
"My name is Achilles," he finally said. "Will you
help me?"
"Help you to do what?"
He smiled at her and started to explain.
********************************
CM Aeris: You insane little brat!
Dawn: I'm not insane!
CM Aeris: Of course you're not suppose to be insane! I'm suppose to be insane! How dare you use my favorite character!!!!! Achilles shall not have to ask your Destiny for help! (hugs Achilles) He's superior! No one can defeat him! Muahaha!
Dawn: Go away! You're scaring my readers!
CM Aeris: I'm helping you post this! So you at least have to let me go insane! I'm the unstoppable queen of insanity! muahaha!